Crowds flock to Chicago 'rat hole,' remove plaster-like substance after it was filled in
Fans covered the again-exposed rat hole on Roscoe Street with spare change.
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Darius Johnson joined CBS News Chicago in August 2023.
Johnson is thrilled to be home after growing up in Chatham. His maternal grandparents raised him after his mother, Sonja, was shot and killed on their front porch six weeks after his birth.
His passion for journalism began with his grandparents watching the news every day. He got his first shot by doing morning announcements at Burnside Academy and King College Prep.
Growing up, Johnson was a proud South Shore Drill Team member and King College Prep Marching Band member.
Before CBS News Chicago, he spent two years as a morning reporter and noon anchor at KUSA in Denver. There, he conducted multi-part investigations into Domestic Violence, Colorado's Fentanyl Crisis, and Kinship Care in Colorado.
His reporting on Kinship Care was recognized as a 2024 finalist of the DuPont Columbia University Awards.
Before Denver, he spent time at FOX59/CBS4 in Indianapolis, WSAV-TV in Savannah, GA, and CNN Atlanta. He graduated from Morehouse College and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. and The National Association of Black Journalists.
Johnson enjoys skiing, traveling, dancing, and spending time with family, friends, and his four-legged friend, Charli. He hopes to serve as a pillar in the community while back home in Chicago.
Fans covered the again-exposed rat hole on Roscoe Street with spare change.
Coach Ernest Radcliffe said this week that he was grateful "for my life, because I could've been shot."
Gusty northwest winds behind the system into Friday will lead to areas of blowing and drifting snow as well, further impacting travel.
Bullets hit at least one car in the westbound lanes just before 3:30 a.m., and more than two dozen shell casings were left behind, police said.
Over the course of four days, the Aurora Fire Department responded to nearly 300 emergency calls.
Coach Ernest Radcliffe said he is now looking over his shoulder after he was carjacked just feet away from the place he has called home for nearly two decades.
"I thought a bomb literally had gone off!"
Many fans expressed frustration with the team after another a second losing season under Eberflus.
After a door plug flew off an Alaska Airlines flight just 10 minutes after takeoff, all Boeing 737 Max 9s are grounded until they can be inspected.
Those awaiting placement increased overnight Saturday by nearly 350 at the landing zone.
Police have not said if the shooting was random or targeted.
The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with cuts to her face.
As of last week, 15,000 people completed the disclosures, according to Illinois State Police. There are nearly 2.5 million FOID card holders in the state.
"Governor Abbott is determined to continue to sow seeds of chaos," Mayor Brandon Johnson said.
Fire Department officials said the fire alarm panel in the lobby was lit up when they arrived, but several tenants said they did not hear any fire alarms, and claimed the building has had multiple building code issues.